Re: Brass radiators in early Packards?
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I assume you mean brass radiators left in natural brass finish and not brass radiators where the shell was painted.
Just off the top of my head and others will jump and correct me if I'm wrong, brass radiators began with the first models to have a radiator in the traditional form we know it today (the Model L of 1903) and thru the Models 18 & 30 of 1912. Radiators thereafter (and some model 18 & 30 cars) were made of brass but were painted body color, though there were exceptions.
Posted on: 2014/12/4 9:11
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Re: Brass radiators in early Packards?
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Most early cars used polished Brass for things like the radiator tank, lights and other trim. This is generally called the Brass-Car era.
Look at the Model T Ford which was Brassy as He** up to 1916 and then it it turned no brass for 1917. Nearly 1/2 of all cars on the US road were Model T Fords at the time. But. Were not radiator parts stil brass all the way to plastic and aluminum starting in the 60's? The reality is the brass was dificult to keep polished and most Brass Car owners of the era let it get crusty. Jim
Posted on: 2014/12/4 15:34
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